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Rotary in Africa
Reach out to Africa
July 2014
FOREWORD
Dear Friends of Rotary in Africa,
First of all, I would like to congratulate my old friend Nick Phillips on his initiative to produce this booklet
highlighting the work of all the Districts on the African Continent.
I have known Nick to be one of the most passionate African Rotary leaders of our time. He has travelled widely
across Africa on various Rotary assignments and he is, in my view, well qualified to put together this handbook.
I have gladly accepted to write the foreword to the booklet in my capacity as the Chair of Rotary International’s
Reach Out To Africa Committee, ROTA. It is my hope that the material assembled herein will serve as useful
reference material for anyone interested in Rotary in Africa.
The story of ROTA dates back to 2007, when Wilf Wilkinson served as RI President. He was to serve as ROTA’s
first Chairman. Wilf was subsequently succeeded by PRID Tom Branum Snr. Subsequent Presidents of RI
namely, DK Lee, John Kenny, Ray Klinginsmith, Kalyan Banerjee, Sakuji Tanaka and Ron Burton, all sustained
and enhanced the activities of ROTA.
Our main objective is to bring to focus the needs of Africa with particular emphasis on Humanitarian Projects
and Membership growth.
Over the last seven years, ROTA has achieved a significant margin of success, having created great awareness
of the opportunities for service in Africa. Many projects have been initiated from outside Africa and, no doubt,
many more are to follow. We have also achieved some growth in membership, which might not have happened,
if it were not for the ROTA initiative.
1 July 2014 will go down in the annuals of the history of Rotary as a turning point for ROTA when an African
was for the first time appointed to lead ROTA as chair. Just before he assumed the position of RI President,
President Elect Garry Huang, publicly announced that it was his strong belief that the time had arrived to
appoint an African to take up the stewardship of ROTA. He wanted Africa to become its own flag carrier.
It was against this background that I assumed the role of ROTA Chair. Taking over the reins from such Rotary
giants as PRIP Wilf Wilkinson, PRID Tom Branum Snr and other luminaries who are the founding fathers of
ROTA, is undoubtedly a huge challenge.

My colleagues and I on the new ROTA Committee are determined to move ROTA from strength to strength
because we stand on the shoulders of the giants that have served before us.
With this thought in mind, I have set the following goals as my AFRICAN DREAMS over the next four to five
years:
1. To attain a membership of 50, 000 Rotarians by 30th June 2019.
2. Each Region to undertake a minimum of 5 significant Humanitarian Service projects each year.
3. Africa to become a Zone of its own, by 2019
4. Africa to be accorded a dedicated seat on the Board of RI by 2019,
5. Africa to host the RI convention in 2019.
May this handbook serve as a tool to help us achieve our African Dreams. I have no doubt that, together, we will
be able to Light Up Rotary in Africa.
Warm Rotary Greetings,
PDG Patrick D. Chisanga
ROTA Chair 2014 – 2015
Lusaka, Zambia
pdchisanga@gmail.com

Rotary in Africa
District 9370
South-eastern South Africa
Lesotho
July 2014
Dear Rotarian Friends and Friends of Rotary,
Arising from an invitation to address the 2014 Zones 30 and 31 Institute in Kansas City about doing projects in
Africa I decided to compile a booklet showcasing all the Rotary districts on our continent.
The vastness and complexities of Africa are little understood by many people and this booklet attempts to put the
diversity and needs of our Rotary districts into some sort of perspective.
With a population of 1.1 billion in 57 countries (including the Indian Ocean islands) and 16 Rotary districts with
a total of only 28,734 Rotarians (at 30th June 2014) it is easy to see that African Rotary manpower and resources
are severely taxed as we attempt to provide effective humanitarian service here.
On a continent of this size it is not surprising that almost every nuance of the social condition can be found.
Prosperity and poverty, health and disease, peace and war, hunger and conspicuous consumption. Trying to
make sense of all this and coming to reasoned conclusions about the state of Africa is the challenge that many of
us face when we think about what we might be able to do to help.
It has been said that if all the non-governmental organisations in Africa were taken out of the humanitarian
service equation, human development on the continent would be severely compromised. But it is not all doom and
gloom! African Economic Outlook (the AEO) advises that Africa’s macroeconomic prospects remain favourable.
In 2013, Africa maintained an average growth rate of about 4%. This compares to 3% for the global economy
and underscores again the continent’s resilience to global and regional headwinds. Not unexpectedly, however,
growth performance varied widely across country classifications and regions.
We Africans love our continent, warts and all, and invite you to join with us in fellowship and solidarity as we
continue to make a difference.
Warm wishes,
Nick Phillips
Past District Governor
dgnick@mighty.co.za

Rotary districts in AFRICA
LIBYA
SOMALIA
WESTERN
SAHAA
D9010
D9101
D9102
D9125
D9140
SENEGAL
GUINEA
D9110
ALGERIA
TUNISIA
MAURITANIA
CAPE VERDE
BENIN
EQUATORIAL GUINEA
PRINCIPE
SAO TOME
MOROCCO
EGYPT
D2451
Part of
D2452
CENTTL
AFRICAN REP.
D9150
D9212
UGANDA
D9211
ZAMBIA
D9210
TANZANIA
MALAWI
D9400
D9370
D9350
SUDAN
CHAD
CAMEROON
GABON
ANGOLA
NAMIBIA
ATLANTIC OCEAN
INDIAN
OCEAN
SOUTH AFRICA
SWAZILAND
LESOTHO
MADAGASCAR
BOTSWANA
MOZAMBIQUE
ZIMBABWE
SEYCHELLES
COMOROS
MAURITIUS
REUNION
D9220
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RWANDA
KENYA
BURUNDI
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DEMOCCTIC
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CONGO
NIGER
NIGERIA
MALI
BURKINA
FASO
COTE
D’IVOIRE
GAMBIA
SIERR
LIONE
LIBERIA
GUINEAA
BISSAU
GHANA
TOGO
SOUTH
SUDAN
ETHIOPIA
DJIBOUTI
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Rotary in Africa
District 2451
OUR DISTRICT
District 2451 was formed on July 1st 2013 but
Rotary has been in Egypt since 1929. At present,
the district has 78 clubs and 1,998 members. The
district incorporates the country of Egypt from
the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the red sea
to the east and the Nile valley running from south
to north.
CONTACT
If you would like to learn more about partnering
with us please contact 2013-2014 District
Governor Yasser Assem, ROTA Region 2 Chair,
yasserassem@gmail.com who will direct your
enquiry to the correct club or district committee.
PROJECT SUCCESSES
MULTI FOCUS PROJECTS
District 2451 has joined most of the clubs in a
mega project, named The Happy Village Project,
in the Fayoum Governorate providing pure water,
sanitation, roofs for houses, education, health
care, revolving funds and artificial limbs to three
villages. We also partner with S C Johnson and
the Orman NGO doubling the funds raised by the
clubs to reach US$650 000.
LITERACY
A literacy program agreement incorporating a
collaboration between the Vodafone Foundation
and Rotary secured a fund of US$400,000 and
550 literacy classes resulted assisting 10,000
students from the age of 15 to 45.
EDUCATION TRAINING
An agreement with The Literacy Rotarian Action
Group (LITRAG) has seen the creation of the
first Lighthouse project in the Middle East and
Africa to train trainers. Trainers are being sent to
Thailand with the collaboration of the Ministry
of Education to prepare the first generation of
trainers.
WATER FOR LIFE
District 2451 signed a partnership with UNICEF
for a long term Water for Life project that will
provide 1,300,000 houses with pure water and
saving the lives of many children.
RIPE Gary Huang and RID Safak Alpey held a
water summit in Cairo in June 2014 to highlight
the importance of this significant partnership.
Egypt

District 2451
PROJECT WISH LIST
Literacy Classes
In the villages across District 2451 we hope to
provide up to 550 literacy classes each year on an
ongoing basis.
In addition we are interested in projects
that fall into every Area of Focus:
1. Water and sanitation
2. Health
3. Artificial Limbs and wheel chairs
4. Revolving funds in the form of delivering
cows
5. Roofs for roofless houses
6. Literacy
7. Vocational training

Rotary in Africa
District 2452
OUR DISTRICT
District 2452 is more than 84 years old. It is a
district of multi countries, multi cultures and
multi languages.
It is present in 3 continents and 9 countries of
which Sudan is in Africa. Since 2013 our district
has incorporated the countries of Lebanon,
Cyprus, Jordan, Sudan, Bahrain, UAE, Georgia,
Armenia and Palestine.
CONTACT
If you would like to learn more about partnering
with us please contact 2014-2015 DG Khalil
Alsharif at kmk2014.15@gmail.com who will
direct your enquiry to the correct club or district
committee.
PROJECT SUCCESSES
Khartoum Rotary Club,
in partnership with
TRF, District 9500,
Adelaide West RC and
the Rotary Clubs of
Bahrain successfully
completed a project
that supplies safe
drinking water to more
than 6,000 people
(and their animals) living in 7 villages in the area
of Migrih, which is in Gedarif State in the south-east
of the Republic of the Sudan.
At a cost of approx.
US$120,000, the
project provided
two large fenced
waterholes (known
locally as “hafirs”)
with a capacity
of 30,000 cubic
meters each to store
rain water during
the short rainy season for human and animal
consumption and use. Each hafir includes a
collection canal, collection, sedimentation and
exit wells, a water treatment unit, a generator and
a storage tank.
Underground
water is not
accessible in
the Migrih area,
and prior to
completion of
the project, the
people of Migrih
used to have to
purchase water
(often unclean) from one small privately-owned
hafir at US$3 per barrel, which was more than
twice the average daily income.
Lebanon
Cyprus
Jordan
Sudan
Bahrain
UAE
Georgia
Armenia
Palestine

District 2452
PROJECT WISH LIST
Project to provide training to 275 village
midwives in Khartoum State, the Republic
of the Sudan:
Khartoum Rotary Club has successfully sponsored
a one week refresher training course for 30 village
midwives (“VMWs”).
The provision of well-trained VMWs has
been identified by various governmental and
international bodies (including the UN) as
necessary to reduce maternal and child mortality
rates in the Sudan, which have continued to rise
across the country in recent years. The training
focused on enhancing the VMWs’ medical skills,
but also on improving their leadership and
communication skills.
The intention is that these VMWs will return to
their communities empowered to actively promote
maternal and child health and to campaign
against issues such as female genital mutilation,
child marriages and HIV/AIDs. To incentivize
VMWs to attend the training, Khartoum Rotary
Club provided a free midwifery medical kit to each
participant. The training was done in collaboration
with the Sudanese Ministry of Health, the World
Health Organisation, and Ahfad University for
Women (which is renowned as a pioneer in female
education and empowerment in the Sudan).
Khartoum Rotary Club wishes to find Rotary clubs
and districts to partner in a TRF matching grant
(total cost US$ 71,500) to provide these refresher
training courses to an additional 275 VMWs in
Khartoum State.
For more information on this project, please
contact PP Zuheir Saeed
E-mail: zuheirsaeed@yahoo.com

Rotary in Africa
District 9010
OUR DISTRICT
District 9010 is a large district with 78 clubs and
1387 members. These numbers will increase up to
1400 members and 2 more clubs in the end of this
year.
The district incorporates Tunisia, Algeria,
Morocco, as well as Mauritania.
With a poor economic climate, a specific cultural
and politic situation, a large rural population and
disparities in living standards, education and
skills Rotary clubs are involved in many projects
in their communities in all the Rotary areas of
focus.
CONTACT
If you would like to learn
more about partnering with
us please contact 2014-
2015 DG El Jilali El Antari
at e.antari@gmail.com who
will direct your enquiry to
the correct club or district
committee.
PROJECT SUCCESSES
Rotary clubs new generation:
In spite of the difficult
situation, and the reduction
of Rotarian Members between 2000 and 2010,
the member sizes increased significantly in 2010-
2011 and 2011-2012. 8 new generation clubs, with
young Rotarian coming mostly from Rotaract
clubs work in the district. This is resulting from
the 80 Rotaract Club operating in the district
9010 (1500 members).
Rotary Club Tunis El Menzeh:
The Rotary Club Tunis El Menzeh organize every
year (14 years now) an action entitled “help a child
find a smile”. This action is to operate on children
from needy families of Tunisia and Algeria with
lip and palate malformation, in partnership with
the Japanese, US, Canadian, Italian and Tunisian
Doctors. The Rotary Club Tunis El Menzeh
hopes collaboration with other clubs and Rotary
foundation to increase this number and help more
children.
Contact Past Président Houcem ben Nasr at
houcem.bennasr@gmail.com
Rotary Club
Casablanca Mers
Sultan:
Since 2007 District
9010 in partnership
with Italian district
2030, 2100 and 2110
is trying to control
the Thalassemia in
Morocco. From 2011,
Rotary club Casablanca
Mers Sultan and ten
other Moroccan clubs
with the collaboration
of several ONG and the
government provide hospitals to fight against this
disease and treat sick children.
Contact PDG Ababou Thami at
ababouthami@gmail.com
Tunisia
Algeria
Morocco
Mauritania

District 9010
PROJECT WISH LIST
Rotary club Sidi Bou Said (Tunisia)
The very young Rotary Club Sidi Bou Said, created
in March 2014 by the 9010 PDG Mohamed
Ghammam, decides to continue the district
politic about Thalassemia and lead a new project
in Tunisia to fight this disease . Collaboration
with other districts and rotary clubs is needed.
Thalassemia are forms of inherited autosomal
recessive blood disorders that originated in
the Mediterranean region. In thalassemia,
the disorder is caused by the weakening and
destruction of red blood cells. Thalassemia is
caused by variant or missing genes that affect how
the body makes hemoglobin.
The club now requires also funds for providing
1000 physically handicapped with wheel chairs
for needy persons.
Contact PDG Mohamed Ghammam at
med.ghammam@gmail.com
Rotary club Alger Est ( Algeria)
In the same time, the Rotary club Alger Est, needs
to collaborate with other clubs in other districts to
begin a new Thalassemia project in Algeria.
Contact Chafik Bourkaïb at
chafikbourkaieb@gmail.com

Rotary in Africa
District 9101
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Ivory Coast
Gambia
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Conakry
Liberia
Mali
Senegal
Sierra Leone
OUR DISTRICT
District 9101 arose from the split of D9100, in two,
on July 1st, 2013. Our District includes 71 clubs
spread over 10 countries that are Burkina Faso, Cape
Verde, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-
Conakry, Liberia, Mali, Senegal and Sierra Leone. The
first District Assembly and Conference of D9101 was
held from April 8th to 12th, 2014 in Mindelo, Cape
Verde and allowed the members to enjoy friendship
and talk about programs and hopes.
CONTACT
To learn more about partnering with us, please contact
2014-2015 District Governor Martin Ouédraogo at
martinnot@yahoo.fr who will direct your enquiry to
the correct club or district committee.
PROJECT SUCCESSES
A donation of medicine by the Rotary Club of
Abidjan Cocody to deprived children in Daloa.
The Rotary Club of Abidjan Cocody, understanding the
risks of anaemia incurred by children in the district of
Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire, led a project in November, 2013
during which 1000 doses of iron rich medicine and
deworming medication were distributed and resulted
in a great improvement in the physical well-being of
the children.
A Donation of prostheses to handicaped
children at the University Hospital of
Yopougon.
In association with the NGO “Vivre Debout “ the RC
of Abidjan Cocody offered prostheses to handicaped
children in February 2014 in the University Hospital
of Yopougon (Abidjan). The enjoyment was visible on
the faces of these children from 2 to 17 years old and
their parents.

District 9101
A donation of a cold room by the Rotary Club
of Mali to the Ministry of Health and the
Health service of Mali.
On the occasion of the launch of the JNV (Synchronised
National Polio Immunisation Days) in May 2014, the
Rotary clubs of Mali provided a 100M3 cold room to
the National Center of immunization. This donation
of 40,000,000 West African CFA Francs (XOF) or
US$82,000 was financed by the Rotary Foundation.
PROJECT WISH LIST
Our district incorporates ten countries in West Africa
all of which have urgent needs that fall into every one
of the Rotary Foundation Areas of Focus.
In order to provide exposure to these project needs an
annual project fair is held. It brings Rotarians from
West Africa in contact with Rotarians from North
America and other parts of Rotary world to promote
friendship while cultivating partnerships for the
implementation of service projects in West African
communities.
The 10th West Africa Project Fair will take
place from 28 October to 6 November 2014 in
Monrovia, Liberia.

Rotary in Africa
District 9102
OUR DISTRICT
D9102 in West Africa was created two years ago
out of the former District 9100 and this has given
the leadership the opportunity to create a more
intimate district with better avenues for closer
networking to foster the ideals of Rotary, to
develop better projects that meet the needs of our
communities and also to enhance fellowship. Our
District comprising Ghana, Togo, Benin and Niger
with more than 2000 members, has some of the
highest rural communities in the sub-region and
by drawing on the Areas of Focus of the Rotary
Foundation, we intend to create more success
stories for the image of Rotary and improve the
lives of our social partners.
CONTACT
We believe that there is room for many Rotarians
and other benevolent entities who would like
to support projects in our communities. The
principal contact point to obtain more information
concerning our project or to offer your contribution
is our DG Maurice Edorh at amedorh@yahoo.fr
who will direct you to the most appropriate person.
Additional information may also be obtained
from our project bank at West Africa Projects Fair
domain, www.westafricaprojectfair.org
PROJECT SUCCESSES - GHANA
The Sanitation Project at Medie in Ghana was a
Global Grant project, a partnership of Rotary
International, Rotary Club of Accra-West, US
Clubs as International partners and Joy2theWorld
a local NGO. The toxic waste dump was cleared
and layered with laterite. Using local products,
labor and services from the community, a new
safe site has been reclaimed and a public toilet has
been built for the community and local school.
PROJECT SUCCESSES - TOGO
An 11 year old partnership between Solidarite-
Brulesnantes-Lome, Rotary Clubs in Lome & CHU
Sylvanus Olympio has undertaken several projects
over the years including training of surgeons,
anaesthetist nurses, physiotherapists, biomedical
technicians, training in operating theatres and
sponsorship of one surgeon for training in Paris.
This project in Togo consisted of the construction
of a post operation recovery room for better
treatment management of acute burns victims
(skin grafts, bandaging) and the opening of a
children’s burns unit. This should allow the
reintegration of burns victims by treatment for
them to regain their dignity and to regain their
rightful place in society.
Ghana
Togo
Benin
Niger
Toxic waste dump site After clearing of site
Project inauguration Completed public toilet

District 9102
PROJECT WISH LIST - BENIN
Project:
TO PROVIDE MOTORIZED BOATS AND
LIFE JACKET VESTS TO GANVIÉ 1 PUBLIC
PRIMARY SCHOOL IN BENIN
The city of So-Ava characterized houses on stilts
in a lake is located off the Atlantic coast in Benin.
The main activities carried out there are fishing,
trade, tourism and transport. The principal mode
of transport is by boats and canoes without which
very little activity can take place. Unfortunately,
few parents are able to provide transportation for
their children due to lack of boats, or because of
their occupations. Schools boys and girls have to
struggle and rush to the first boat on the water
ready to go towards their schools. It even happens
that some students stay at school very long waiting
for a boat to return home after school.
In addition, the boats used by some parents for
school transport are very small and because of that
they capsized frequently near speedy motorized
boats. Parents in this community register
frequently their children’s death because of that.
Two Rotaract clubs in Cotonou (Rive gauche Elite
and Palmier) have decided to help remedy this
situation by initiating this project.
PROJECT WISH LIST – GHANA
Project:
TO BUILD COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE
AND SANITATION FACILITIES FOR THE
PEOPLE OF MPOASE AND SURROUNDING
TOWNS.
This community forms part of a cluster of
communities in the Ablekuma West constituency
in the Greater Accra Region. Its population,
which is predominantly low income and poor, is
estimated to be around 9300.
The other adjoining towns Glefe, Opetekwei, and
Gbegbeyisei altogether have estimated population
of 45,000. The main occupation is fishing. Most of
the women are traders in the market. The young
men are generally unskilled and therefore mostly
unemployed.
PROJECT FACILITIES
a. Drinking water: Most rivers and lagoons in
this area are heavily polluted with sachet water
rubbers and household waste. There are very few
hygienic sources of drinking water taking into
account the population size of these communities.
b. Toilets: To build more public toilets in the
area, so that residents will stop using the beaches.
c. Health Care: The nearest health facility is the
Dansoman Poly clinic which is several kilometers
away.
As Rotarians, we justify our existence by how
much good and relief we can bring to the less
privileged in our communities. The Rotary Club
of Accra South over the years we have carried out
humanitarian service in many communities in
and out of Accra. For this rotary year, our aim is
to bring hope and relief to the people of Mpoase
and its surrounding towns. We have engaged the
chief and elders of this town have willingly offered
Rotary Club of Accra South a large parcel of land
for this project.

Rotary in Africa
District 9110
Lagos and Ogun States of Nigeria
OUR DISTRICT
District 9110 is a large district with 83 clubs and
2058 members. The district covers the Lagos
and Ogun States of Nigeria. With a large rural
population and disparities in living standards,
education and skills, The District and Rotary clubs
are involved in many projects in their communities
in all the Rotary areas of focus.
CONTACT
If you would like to learn more about partnering
with us please contact 2014-2015 District Governor
Dr. Dele Balogun at deleabalogun@gmail.com
who will direct your enquiry to the correct club or
district committee.
PROJECT SUCCESSES
Among many others, these major projects were
undertaken by the District and Clubs in all the
areas of focus.
Save Our Sight (Avoidable Blindness
Programme)
This programme saw the establishment of an Eye
ward at Catholic Hospital Ago-Iwoye. Assistance
was received from the Rotary Foundation through
a discovery grant. In 2005 the District and
the Rotary Club of Lagos Palmgrove Estate in
affiliation with Rotary Eye Institute, Navsari, India
carried out corrective eye surgeries for cataract
and glaucoma for
the poor people
in the District.
Since 1993 more
than 5500 eye
surgeries have
been carried.
Correction of cleft lip and palate defects
Since 2010 our District in collaboration with
Alliance for smiles from USA and the Ogun
State Government
organized two
surgical camps for
the treatment of
adult and babies
born with cleft lip
and palate defects
in Lagos and Ogun
States. A total of 150
procedures have been performed.
Jaipur Limb Workshop
In the 2009 our district established and donated
a factory for the manufacture of artificial limbs to
the Lagos State Government.
Roll Back Malaria
Various clubs in our District procured and
distributed about twenty thousand insecticide
treated nets to children and pregnant women
in various communities in our district. This was
also combined with health education on malaria
prevention and how the user will maintain and re-treat
their nets.
Gift of Life – Open Heart Surgeries
Since 2010 our District sponsored several children
suffering from various heart ailments for surgery
in India and they have all recovered well.

District 9110
PROJECT WISH LIST
PROVISION OF COMPUTERS FOR 40
SCHOOLS IN LAGOS AND OGUN STATES
Equipment required:
• 400 Desk top computers and printers
• Generators, fans, furniture and air conditioners
• One year internet subscription and training
• Renovation of classrooms for Computer Lab
MALARIA DISEASE PREVENTION
PROJECT
Community outreach program for Malaria control
involving various local government areas in D9110
and the Rotary Clubs.
• This includes outdoor spraying of schools and
houses with insecticides in selected locations
in D9110.
• Education of primary school children, market
women, women in Ante Natal, and Infant
Welfare Clinics.
• Eye tests for primary School Children
• Basic Hygiene Education on Prevention of
Diarrheal Diseases
• Provision of Worm Expellant to School
Children
E – LEARNING CENTRE IN HIGH
SCHOOLS
• This includes equipping classrooms for
e-learning.
• Supply of broad band internet connectivity to
the schools.
• Provision of equipment and materials such as
tablets, projectors, inverter power back-ups
and teachers laptops.
• Provision of e-learning class software and
hardware, wireless devices and internet
network configuration
• Teacher training
• Provision of air-conditioning units
• Supply of Automation Applications to students
and teachers.

Rotary in Africa
District 9125
Nigeria (covering 23 of 36 States)
OUR DISTRICT
Formerly Districts 9120 and 9130, District 9125
Nigeria is one of the three Rotary International
Districts in Nigeria covering 23 out of the 36 States
of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The District
occupies about 90% of the land mass of Nigeria
that has a population of about 97 million people.
CONTACT
If you would like to learn more about
partnering with us please contact 2014-
2015 DG Mogbeyi Tolu Omatsola at
toluomat@gmail.com who will direct your enquiry
to the appropriate club or District committee.
PROJECT SUCCESSES
Within this vast
territory exists
every conceivable
need contemplated
in the Areas of
Focus of Rotary
International but
there can be no
greater need than
to finish the job of
eradicating Polio.
District 9125 has
been in the forefront
of supporting the
Polio eradication
campaign, not only
with much needed
funding but also with the provision of manpower
and resources by Rotarians and well wishers.
In appreciation of his generous donation of
$1million towards polio eradication in Nigeria, the
Executive Vice Chairman of the Chrome Group,
Sir Emeka Offor, has been appointed as Rotary
International’s First Polio Ambassador in Nigeria.
Chairman of the International PolioPlus
Committee, John F. Germ, said the contribution
“helped to launch the new Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation challenge, and as such was leveraged
with an additional US$2 million, resulting in a
cumulative impact of US$3 million toward the
eradication of polio in Nigeria, Afghanistan and
Pakistan.”
The ongoing partnership between Rotary
International, The Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation, the World Health Organisation,
the Nigerian government and many private and
c o m m e r c i a l
donors will
ensure the
success of the
Polio eradication
programme and
District 9125 is
proud to be a
part of it.

District 9125
PROPOSED PROJECTS
CONSTRUCTION OF BOREHOLES
It is the major project of the District to as a
matter importance provide potable water to the
residents of the poor rural communities covered
by the District by sinking boreholes and providing
overhead tanks and taps.
The unit cost of an installation is about US$9,259
and the District budget is US$61,728.
SUPPORT FOR ERADICATION OF
POLIO and POLIO
CORRECTIVE
SURGERY
Over the years, Rotary
International has been
championing the fight
to eradicate the dreaded
Polio virus all over the
world. The District will
continue to support the
Polio Eradication Initiative
more so as there are Polio
endemic areas within the
District.
The sum of US$30,864
has been budgeted for
mobilisation, supervision,
monitoring, advocacy and
provision of logistics.
In addition, the District wishes to have a team of
surgeons and medical personnel trained to carry
out a polio corrective surgery within the District.
ESTABLISHMENT OF A ROTARY PEACE
CENTRE
The Executive Governor of Plateau State has
donated a choice property in Jos, the Plateau State
capital for use by the District as a Rotary Peace
Centre. The District will in the 2014/2015 Rotary
year develop the Centre to serve as a befitting
venue for Seminars, Workshops and other such
events on Peace and Conflict Prevention and
Resolution.
The initial budget for this is US$154,321

Rotary in Africa
District 9140
Nigeria (covering 11 of 36 States)
OUR DISTRICT
District 9140 was established in 1983 and is now
31 years old. There are 109 Rotary clubs and
membership is about 2850. It is currently the
largest district in Nigeria. It occupies the south
and south-east of the country and includes 11 out
of the 36 states of Nigeria.
CONTACT
If you would like to learn more about partnering
with us please contact 2014-2015 DG Noble
Shemitan at nobleshemitan@yahoo.com Who will
direct your enquiry to the correct club or district
committee.
PROJECT SUCCESSES
MEDICAL MISSIONS
Originating in India the missions provide free eye
surgery to persons across the district. This has
resulted in the establishment of eye clinic at a place
called Auchi. The eye clinic has been donated to
the Government and is jointly supervised by the
Rotary club and the state Government.
ADULT SCHOOL PROJECT
There a number of free adult schools for those
who missed the opportunity to get primary or
elementary education when they were young.
GIFT OF LIFE PROJECTS
Several hole in the heart children have been
treated using Rotary Gift of life grants.
WATER AND SANITATION PROJECTS
Many water and sanitation projects in communities
and schools have been executed.
POLIO ERADICATION PROJECTS
WE are fully committed to engaging in
immunization, advocacy projects and raising of
funds for polio projects.
MICRO-CREDIT SCHEME
These are established by many clubs in the
district to help community members boost their
businesses and skills.
FRIENDSHIP EXCHANGEs take place
between our district and districts in other parts of
the world.
BLOOD BANK FACILITIES
Many hospitals have blood bank facilities provided
by Rotary.
WEST AFRICA PROJECT FAIR
We attend and market our projects at the annual
West Africa Project Fair.
FUTURE PROJECTS
Our district offers a wealth of future project
opportunities based on the six areas of focus of
Rotary. At present a major project is to develop
Water and Sanitation projects in 30 schools in
the district as well as a district wide public health
project that will impact on many thousands of
Nigerians.

District 9140

Rotary in Africa
District 9150
Burundi
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Rwanda
Sao Tome & Principe
OUR DISTRICT
District 9150 is one the largest districts in the
world with 5.4 million km2 and more than 135
million inhabitants but 72 Rotary clubs and 1,411
members. The district incorporates 10 countries:
Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic,
Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo,
Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Rwanda and Sao Tome
& Principe.
With a large rural population and disparities in
living standards, education and skills Rotary clubs
are involved in many projects in their communities
in all the Rotary areas of focus and in partnership
with other districts.
CONTACT
If you would like to learn more about partnering
with us please contact 2014-2015 DG Jean Runuya
at runuya@yahoo.fr who will direct your enquiry
to the correct club or district committee.
PROJECT SUCCESSES
PLASTIC SURGERY
Rotary clubs of Kigali (Rwanda) have provided,
in partnership with Rotarian doctors from India
(District 3080) and Nigeria, plastic surgery to
genocide victims. This year, MEDICARE 3 will
take place in August.
In Rwanda many of the genocide victims have
scars from attacks during the genocide war and
they require plastic surgeries. The program’s aim
is to provide surgical treatment to these victims.
Rwanda is an under developed country, resources
are scarce and plastic surgeons are not available
hence there is lack of infrastructure and surgical
supplies. Many patients remain untreated.
Screening of the patients is done by local doctors
who report that urgent treatment and surgeries is
required.
The next mission will require the transportation
of surgical supplies and medicines along with 5
plastic surgeons and 2 anaesthesiologists.
The surgery teams are composed of doctors
from District 3080 who have experience of
doing 15 to 20 such projects since 1999. The
team is supplemented by a plastic surgeon and
anaesthesiologist from Nigeria. All the Doctors
are Rotarians and will be working for 7-8 days in
Rwanda.

District 9150
PROJECT WISH LIST
LIBREVILLE HIGH SCHOOLS WATER
AND SANITATION PROJECT
Libreville-Okoume Rotary Club, based in Libreville
(Gabon) is implementing a pilot project to bring
water and sanitation to a high school situated in
the northern part of the city. More than 1,000
students go to this school with no latrines. Many
of the girls miss school when having their period.
Several high schools have neither potable water
nor electricity.
The project consists of collecting rain water to
provide flush toilets. The pilot has cost US$20,000
so far, financed with the help of local sponsors.
The remaining part of the project will put the
emphasis on sustainability.
The club now requires funds and help on
sustainability issues to equip 8 to 10 high schools
through a Global Grant. The program will stretch
over 18 months and cost a total of US$160,000.
The ultimate beneficiaries would be more than
10,000 children, in the suburbs surrounding
Libreville.
ADULT LITERACY
The Rotary clubs of Masuku, Port-Gentil and
Libreville in Gabon, and Kinshasa in DRC are
strongly committed to help their communities by
teaching adults to read and write and give them
new skills and a certain autonomy. They have
developed methodologies and organized a part
time school for adults using public facilities.
The Rotary Club of Masuku (Gabon) has run its own
program for 10 years and has given certification
to more than 450 adults. Their project aims to
build a dedicated school with 2 or 3 class rooms
in order to provide classes for women, men and
young adults who did not complete their school
education.

Rotary in Africa
District 9210
Malawi
Mozambique
Zambia
Zimbabwe
OUR DISTRICT
District 9210 is a large district with 62 clubs
and 1,387 members. The district incorporates
four Countries, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
With a great variety of cultures, economic and
living standards, education and skills, Rotary
clubs are involved in many projects in their
communities in all the Rotary areas of focus.
CONTACT
If you would like to learn more about partnering
with us please contact 2014-2015 DG Ken
Chibesakunda at kchibesakunda@gmail.com
who will direct your enquiry to the correct club or
district committee.
PROJECT SUCCESSES
During Rotary year 2013-14 many projects were
initiated and completed including
• Peace and Conflict Resolution
- RC of Mutare
• Disease Prevention & Treatment
- RC of Kalulushi
• Water & Sanitation
- RC of Livingstone
• Basic Education & Literacy
- RC Of Harare CBD
• Maternal health and Child Health
- RC of Harare Central
• Economic and Community Empowerment
- RC of Mzuzu
PROJECT WISHES
Currently the Rotary Club of Harare Dawn in
Zimbabwe is seeking support for:
ST PETER CLAVER PRIMARY SCHOOL
CHISHAWASHA
St Peter Claver is a primary school in rural
Chishawasha. It has 570 children from Grade
One to Grade Seven, with each Grade having two
classes. The parents are mainly farm workers and
domestic workers.
Literacy levels at St Peter Claver School are below
what is expected of pupils in the early grades
of school, and this will severely hamper those
children as they progress up the school ladder.
In addition the school with the entire community
have no clean water resulting in frequent outbreaks
of diseases such as diarrhoea and cholera.
Overall Objectives
1. Enabling children to read so that their
literacy skills are developed and children are able
to learn effectively.
2. Providing clean water as a means of
promoting effective learning as children perform
better in a hygienic and clean environment.
Action Plan
• Provide Learn-to-Read books and teachers
resources to the school. Happy Readers, level
1, 2 and 3 are a set of Learn-to-Read books
developed in Zimbabwe for use where English
is a second language. The books use African
wild animals as the characters, are brightly
coloured on durable gloss paper with lots of
illustrations.

District 9210
• Training of teachers, parents and Interact
members to use the books.
• Regular Monitoring of the scheme by Senior
Staff of St Peter Claver’s as well as Rotarians
from Harare Dawn
• Evaluation to be carried out by the trainer of
trainers at six monthly intervals.
Budget
ACTIVITY BUDGET IN US$
Level 1 readers 3,390
Teacher training (LevelOne) 540
Monitoring (Level One) 200
Level 2 readers 3,726
Teacher training (Level Two) 540
Monitoring (Level Two) 200
Level 3 readers 4,230
Teacher training (Level Three) 540
Monitoring (Level Three) 200
Evaluation (All levels) 500
Total literacy 14,066
Borehole 6,000
Project total 20,066
Outcomes
This literacy intervention for a rural school like
St. Peter Claver would contribute directly to the
development of individual reading, writing and
creative thinking skills for children at the school.
By giving a chance to the children at this school,
the Rotary Club of Harare Dawn will provide an
opportunity for these children to compete equally
with other children of their age in urban areas.

Rotary in Africa
District 9211
Tanzania
Uganda
Our District
District 9211 consists of the Rotary clubs in
Tanzania and Uganda. There are 116 clubs (38
in Tanzania and 68 in Uganda) with about 3000
Rotarians. The clubs have been involved in
community service projects and programs in all
the areas of focus.
Contacts
Harish R. Bhatt, District Governor 2014-15 –
hbhatt@rotarytz.org
Jayesh H. Asher, District Secretary 2014-15 –
jasher@rotarytz.org
Project Successes
Tanzania
The Winning Line: Rotary
Pediatric Oncology Ward
Rotary Dar Marathon is a sporting
event held in Dar es Salaam which
mobilizes around a cause and
raises money for the benefits of
the community. It started in 2009
as a charity walk with about 700
participants but today has scaled to
over 7,000 participants to run and
walk our half marathon of 21.1kms.
In 2011 Rotarians from the 6
clubs in Dar es Salaam along
with our partner Bank M and
Kalamanadalam rallied around
building a Pediatric oncology ward
and adopted the slogan, “Help
Children fight cancer”. It took almost two years of
work by the committee and well wishers to design
a 400 m2 state of the art Oncology ward with 23
beds and six isolation wards at a cost of $837,500.
All beds have been provided with oxygen outlets.
The construction of the ward took 8 months. On
August 1st 2013 the ward was opened by Dr Jane
Goodall and our then DG Emmanuel Katangole
and is currently in operation at the Muhimbili
National Hospital.
Uganda
Nkondo Adopt a Village – Transforming
Minds
GG 25002, Nkondo Adopt a Village, is not a
project: It is a programme of transformation.
It requires long term
engagement to feel and
understand the tempo of the
community, their assets, and
their needs. Poverty is multi-faced,
starting with mindset,
and must be engaged on all
fronts, involving all areas of
focus.
This is what Kampala North,
working with Rotarians
from D5340 and with TRF
support as well as three
cooperating organisations,
set out to do six years ago.
Our success is measured in
the Community response to
our interventions.
The community worked
cooperatively to merge three
RCCs under one common
registered community based
organization. They bought land and started on
the building of a grain mill. We assisted and they
provided local materials and labour.

District 9211
Land was donated for a borehole and the five
valley dams. They run a microcredit system using
the Grameen model and are into their fourth cycle
with 100% recovery.
The start-up amount has grown by 50%. Local
government put up a 3-classroom block along with
pit-latrines and the local primary school provided
a classroom for conversion to computer room and
library, the only facility in the District. The school
has been designated a model school. They have
instituted user fees for water, health services, and
the computer room. The Rural Electrification
Agency, in response to Rotary interventions, has
extended a power line to the community at a cost
of $98,000. The community is transforming itself
before our eyes. It is a good feeling.
Project Wish List
Tanzania
Rotary Entrepreneurship and Resource
Centre at the University of Dar es Salaam
The University of Dar es Salaam has expanded
from 2,000 students in 1980’s to over 15,000
students now but the facilities have not kept pace
woth the growth in numbers. The library needs
refurbishment, newer facilities and modern
technology. Rotary clubs in Dar es Salaam wish to
refurbish a part of the existing library to provide
resources which will include a 80 unit thin client
computer system on a local area network.
Uganda
Cancer Ward
The Rotary Clubs of Uganda embarked on a
mission to build a specialist cancer centre in
Uganda. Our vision is a centre of excellence that
will provide the early detection and cure of cancer,
pre and post treatment care and most importantly
save many lives being lost needlessly today.
Starting as a dream of Past District Governor
Stephen Mwanje (D9200, 2010/11) and his
friends, St Francis’ Hospital Nsambya donated the
land and the ground breaking took place on April
22nd 2011 presided over by the then RI President
Ray Klinginsmith.
Generous donations have been received from
several corporate organisations like Centenary
Bank, Crown Beverages, National Housing
Corporation, Bank of Uganda, Hima Cement and
Rotarians.
In August 2012, the Cancer Run was launched
as the flag bearing fundraising vehicle. This year
will mark Cancer Run 3 on 31st August 2014.
The first run attracted 8,000 participants and
the second 13,000. We have so far raised about
$300,000 which is 80% of what is needed to
complete the structure, and we hope to fund the
balance through cancer run 3. Our friends from
Districts 7780 and 5710 have already mobilised
all the necessary equipment and a Global Grant
application has been prepared to help transport
the equipment and also to build capacity through
VTTs (inward and outward).
But so much remains to be done including
building an extension for the paediatric ward and
outpatients department, building five regional
Cancer Centres, procuring all the requisite
equipment and equipping all the centres with
qualified personnel. Your support will make this
possible and save more lives as we Light up Rotary
and transform communities!!

Rotary in Africa
District 9212
Ethiopia
Eritrea
Kenya
South Sudan
Our District
District 9212 is an offspring of District 9200
arising from an RI Board decision which split it
into D9211 and D9212. Located in East Africa,
District 9212 comprises 64 Rotary Clubs with
1652 members in Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya and
South Sudan.
Contact
To partner with us please contact 2014-2015 DG
Bimal Kantaria at d9212dg1415@elgonkenya.com
who will direct your enquiry to the correct club or
district committee.
Project Successes
The Rotary Club of Kilifi’s Water and
Sanitation project begun in October
2013 and was completed successfully
in April 2014. They partnered with
the Rotary Club of Vinings (D6900,
USA). The project scope covered 3
primary schools; (Silala, Palakumi
and Petanguo), which provided 3
latrine blocks including three specially
constructed for younger students.
The Rotary Club of Diani assisted by the
Rotary Clubs of Tauberbischofsheim
(TBB) and Evesham built a classroom,
donated 60 desks and installed gutters
and a water tank for a rain harvesting
system between 2010 and 2012.
To support the provision of clean water the
Rotary Club of Nairobi East helped with the
construction of boreholes, rainwater harvesting
tanks and construction and repair of water piping
between 2011-2013. This was done in close
partnership with the Rotary Club of New Port/
USA and a local community based organization,
POWER (Pastoralist Organization for Water and
Environment Research).

District 9212
D9212 Projects Seeking Partnerships
School Rainwater Harvesting
The Rotary Club of Nairobi East seeks to address
the water crisis felt by communities in Kajiado
with the support of multiple primary schools. A
project budget of $50,000 has been identified
which is enough to fund the construction of a
rain water harvesting and storage system for 15
schools. The local community will be involved
in the construction of the
tanks and guttering and will
be trained in how to maintain
these.
The Rotary Club of Nairobi
East will manage the project
and is seeking to raise 10%
of the required funds thus
$45,000 is sought from
partners.
For more details contact:
Mark Carey, RNE
Community Service Committee Chair 2014-2015
MarkCarey6@gmail.com, +254 701 862 845
Water Provision and Economic
Empowerment Project
The Rotary Club of Maseno seeks partnerships
in a water provision and economic sustainability
project for the Community Care Development
Organization (CCDO) in the Rakwaro Integrated
Development Project located in Kisumu County.
It seeks to provide a borehole
and construction of a green
house and fish pond for
income generating activities
and water accessibility.
Estimated budget costs
are Ksh 4,200,000 and
partnerships are requested for
Ksh 3,975,694 (USD46,773)
for more details
Contact: Richard Onono, Club President
E-mail: richardonono@gmail.com

Rotary in Africa
District 9220
OUR DISTRICT
District 9220 comprises of 65 clubs with a
membership of some 1,600 Rotarians. The
district incorporates the Indian Ocean islands
of Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius (including
Rodrigues), Mayotte, Reunion, Seychelles and
Djibouti in the Horn of Africa.
It is said that D9220’s
geography renders it unique.
Indeed one gets to meet a
wonderful mix of cultures. It is
in the main French speaking.
CONTACT
If you would like to learn
more about partnering with us
please contact the 2014-2015
District Governor Alen Topsy at
d9220dg1415@gmail.com.
PROJECT SUCCESSES
LITERACY, WATER
AND HEALTH projects
represent a large part of
the district’s activities.
50 YEARS OF ROTARY SERVICE
The year 2014-2015 also marks the 50th
anniversary of the Rotary Club of Port Louis
Mauritius, which chartered on the 9th November
1964. This anniversary is being celebrated in the
spirit of 50 years presence of Rotary in Mauritius.
To mark this event, the flagship project is the
construction of 50 housing units, of which 5 have
already been handed over to beneficiaries.
POTABLE WATER MADAGASCAR
This Potable water supply project was initiated
by the E-club of District 9220 in partnership
with the Rotary Clubs of Mayotte, Mayotte
Mamoudzou, Le Port-La Possession and the NGO
Hilfe Madagascar. The project was completed
December 23, 2013 and was inaugurated on April
30 2014 in the internet presence of members of
the E-club based in other countries.
Comoros
Madagascar
Mauritius
(including Rodrigues)
Mayotte
Reunion
Seychelles
Djibouti

District 9220
PROJECT WISH LIST
The island countries making up the majority
of this Rotary district demonstrate a variety of
social development issues ranging from poverty
alleviation, economic empowerment of rural
communities and skills training.
Many ethnic groups are represented and
populations are relatively small but, generally,
most of the country economies are identified by
the World Bank as being middle income.
Unlike mainland Africa the work of Rotary in this
district, except for Djibouti, can best be described
as providing sustainable
economic empowerment
programmes to assist small
business entrepreneurs, farmers
and tourism industry participants
to develop their businesses and
influence.
Rotary partners - interested in
projects falling into the Areas of
Focus of
• Providing clean water,
• Supporting education,
and
• Growing local
economies
will find a wealth of project opportunities in these
beautiful islands.
Djibouti, situated on the Horn of Africa, has a
chronic food deficit and is totally dependent on
imports to meet its food needs. It is a small country
in which more than 40 percent of its people live in
extreme poverty. It is poorly endowed with natural
resources and has limited arable land, rainfall and
water.
Project needs here fall into all the Areas of Focus,
particularly
• Fighting disease,
• Providing clean water,
and
• Supporting education

Rotary in Africa
District 9350
Western Cape (South Africa)
Northern Cape (South Africa)
Namibia
Angola
OUR DISTRICT
District 9350 is a very large district with 60 clubs
and 1,307 members covering an area of about
3.9m square kilometres (1.5m square miles). The
district incorporates the South African province of
Western Cape and a portion of Northern Cape as
well as the countries of Namibia and Angola.
With a high incidence of poverty in a multitude
of informal settlements in and around the urban
areas Rotary clubs are involved in many projects
in their communities in all the Rotary areas of
focus.
CONTACT
If you would like to learn more about partnering
with us please contact 2014-2015 District
Governor Cecil Rose at cecilrose@mweb.co.za
who will direct your enquiry to the appropriate
club or district committee.
PROJECT SUCCESSES
Moya We Khaya (Spirit of Home) Peace
Gardens
The Rotary Club of Constantia with a Matching
Grant with partners in England and Germany.
Provision of facilities and training of disadvantaged
people to enable vegetable production. On land
granted by City of Cape Town which was cleared
and levelled, boreholes sunk, compost applied
and vegetable gardens developed.
Rural Namaqualand Schools
The Rotary Club of Waterfront together with
a Matching Grant improved teacher skills at 4
ECD schools in rural Namaqualand to improve
development of young children. Vegetable gardens
developed to provide meals. Warm clothing made
by unemployed women for winter conditions.
Upgraded school facilities and libraries with local
people trained to work in libraries.

District 9350
PROJECT WISH LIST
Bizweni Centre for Disabled Children
The Rotary Club of Helderberg plans to construct
a Skills Development Centre at the existing
Bizweni Centre to accommodate the training of
25 disabled adolescents aged 12 – 18 years. The
building of 167 sq m with a covered veranda will
be equipped with the necessary furniture, fixture
and fittings to enable the training in household
chores, crafts and other skills according to ability
as well as communications skills. A vital sense of
self-worth will be developed and some might be
able to earn an income.
Contact Peter Cohen at petcoh@b360.co.za
Mondesa Youth Opportunity Trust
This Rotary club of Swakopmund (Namibia)
project focuses on education for promising,
underprivileged students from their poorer
communities. They offer these students 5 years
of free education in the afternoons to supplement
and enhance their normal education. MYO, their
school, is serious about education. They focus on
all areas of the students’ development - academic,
social, and physical development, with a particular
focus on literacy. Ongoing fund is needed to
continue and develop this project.
Contact Vera Leech at vera.leech@gmail.com.
Support in Namibia for Albinos Requiring
Assistance (SINASRA)
The Rotary Club of Windhoek (Namibia) runs
a ongoing project whose primary focus is the
survival of people with albinism, ensuring their
livelihood and offering them a fair standard
of living. The supply of visual aids, protective
clothing, sunscreen and dissemination of
relevant information is aimed at preventing
sun-related cancer, its complications and early
death. Dispensing special telescopic spectacles
substantially improves the vision of people with
albinism who would otherwise be classified as
being blind. The support which SINASRA seeks
will assist greatly in alleviating the plight of people
affected by albinism in Namibia.
Contact Servaas van den Bosch at
servaasvandenbosch@gmail.com

Rotary in Africa
District 9370
Lesotho
KwaZulu Natal (South Africa)
Eastern Cape (South Africa)
Free State (South Africa)
OUR DISTRICT
District 9370 is a large district with 94 clubs and
1,897 members. The district incorporates the South
African provinces of KwaZulu Natal, Eastern Cape
and Free State as well as the Kingdom of Lesotho.
With a large rural population and disparities in
living standards, education and skills Rotary clubs
are involved in many projects in their communities
in all the Rotary areas of focus.
CONTACT
If you would like to learn more about partnering
with us please contact 2014-2015 District
Governor Andrew Jaeger at racjaeger@gmail.com
who will direct your enquiry to the correct club or
district committee.
PROJECT SUCCESSES
Zulufadder Children’s Trust
The Rotary Club of Eshowe in partnership with the
The Zulufadder Children’s Trust assisted with the
development of a fully equipped day care centre
for children who have been marginalised by HIV
and AIDS in Zululand.
Soul of Africa
Since 2006 District
9370 in partnership
with The Soul of
Africa Trust, the
social responsibility
arm of Clarke’s
Shoes International,
provided clubs with the
opportunity to erect
classrooms and day care centres in conjunction
with Matching grant funding for resources.

District 9370
PROJECT WISH LIST
Buffalo City Early Childhood Development
Project
Gately Rotary Club, based in East London, District
9370 are implementing Phase 1 of a US$ 40,500
project (GG 1410735) to train 25 Prospective Early
Childhood Development Practitioners.
The club now requires funds for Phase 2 that
will stretch over 18 months and cost a total of
US$80,000. All graduates are deployed to the
Childhood Centres identified in the greater East
London area. The ultimate beneficiaries would be
the 1000 children, between the ages of 1-6 years,
spread around villages in the Eastern Cape.
Contact Pieter Bosch at piet@ikhwezisolar.co.za
Bundle of Joy Creche Project
Durban North Rotary Club wishes to provide
a turnkey solution for the Bundle of Joy Crèche
situated in a township adjacent to Durban.
Presently there are 70 children being cared for
in substandard facilities by a dedicated group of
carers.
The project aims to provide a multipurpose facility
able to be used as a community centre at a cost of
around US$35,000.
Contact Gussie Augustus at aug@iafrica.com

Rotary in Africa
District 9400
Botswana
Mozambique
Swaziland
North West (South Africa)
Limpopo (South Africa)
Eastern Cape
Mpumalanga
Gauteng (South Africa)
OUR DISTRICT
District 9400 comprises 84 clubs and 1 567
members. The district incorporates Botswana,
Mozambique, Swaziland and many provinces in
South Africa including North West, Limpopo,
Mpumalanga and Gauteng. Close to 700 projects
are undertaken in any one Rotary year serving
needy communities and beyond.
CONTACT
If you would like to learn more about partnering
with us please contact the 2014 - 2015 Public
Image Coordinator, PDG Shirley Downie at
shirley@phomella.co.za who will direct your
enquiry to the correct club or district committee.
PROJECT SUCCESSES
Sibebe Survivor Project
The RC of Mbabane-Mbuluzi (Swaziland) hosts
an annual 16 kilometre walk/climb up the world’s
largest granite outcrop mountain. Over 3 000
walkers of all ages as well as corporate teams
have a fun-filled Rotary day. Funds raised in 2013
netted US$80 000 after project expenses.
The funds support the Sibebe Community Trust
in its community upliftment programme, water
and sanitation projects, school scholarships for
the needy, orphans and vulnerable children, child
care programmes and more.
These projects cover the six areas of Rotary’s
focus. If you wish to support us please contact
PDG Martin Forsyth-Thompson at
mft@realnet.co.sz
Humanitarian Distribution centre of
Southern Africa
For the past 12 years,
The Second Wind
Foundation, Houston,
Texas, has sent over 150
containers filled with
books to South Africa,
mostly to Johannesburg.
The containers are not
returned and they are
converted into clinics,
libraries, nursery school
classrooms, sewing
rooms and even a
satellite police station in a rural area.

District 9370
Close to 6 million books with an
estimated value of US$65 million have
been distributed to schools, nurseries,
prisons, universities, old age homes and
charity organisations.
PROJECT WISH LIST
Transport
The transport of the containers is
funded from Texas to a container terminal in
Johannesburg. We have a fund-raising committee
that then raises funds to cover taxes, transport
and agent’s fees. If you can assist us with funding
and grants please contact PDG Shirley Downie.
Water
Water makes a huge different to thousands of
people. Two massive water tanks were installed to
supply water for vegetable gardens and sanitation.
This community is spread over a three kilometre
area with 70,000 inhabitants and 70% of them
are unemployed. The project as been expanded
to include a bakery and this has created
employment opportunities. More than a
thousand people collect water from the
tanks daily and more tanks are needed.
If you can assist with the installation
of more tanks contact PP Annemarie
Mostert at
annemarie.mostert@leboneservices.co.za

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